American extreme metallers Goatwhore just revealed the first details of their new album. First of all, it is called Constricting Rage Of The Merciless and is scheduled for release in North America on July 8th via Metal Blade Records. Fans that see Goatwhore live on the road as part of the Metal Alliance Tour will have the opportunity to reserve their copy of the CD at the band's merch booth.

Those pre-orders will include a special limited edition/exclusive album laminate and and exclusive t-shirt.

Constricting Rage Of The Merciless was recorded with producer Erik Rutan at Mana Recording Studios in St. Petersburg, FL. This is Goatwhore's fourth studio outing with Rutan at the helm, and to achieve an even more dark and powerful tone on this album, all drums, bass, and rhythm guitars were tracked to 2-inch tape. You can expect to hear new music within the next few weeks.

Erik Rutan commented on the recording sessions: "Working with Goatwhore again for our 4th album together was amazing! It is through our experience and established trust and bond in the studio that allowed us to push each other to the limits, only to achieve the best performances and tones we could. This album came out so dynamic and huge, partly due to the fact that we recorded drums, bass, and main rhythm guitars to analog tape. Goatwhore has a massive sound and we all felt recording to analog would be the best way to capture it, giving it a very unique quality and feel, built off of integrity and vibe. This is our finest moment working together and the guys did an incredible job creating and performing all the songs on this record. Goatwhore fans be prepared!"

In other news, Goatwhore's A Haunting Curse and Carving Out The Eyes Of God are being pressed on vinyl for the first time ever. A Haunting Curse has been printed in a double gate fold sleeve on clear gold vinyl. Carving Out The Eyes Of God is in a gatefold sleeve on clear vinyl. Both are available for pre-order at this location and will be officially released on April 1st. Fans will be able to purchase copies at the band's merch booth throughout the Metal Alliance tour as well.

Nice to see Rutan's continuing on as the band's producer. This is likely going to be one of my favorites of the year based on their previous outputs. Haven't been disappointed with a Goatwhore release yet.

Machiavelli - 27.03.2014 at 13:07

These dudes are awesome live and every metalhead should check them out... for some reason they have only a few memorable songs though for me and I am hoping they take it to the next level with this record.